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William Stern's (1912) intelligence quotient is defined as which of the following? |
| | A) | A person's chronological age divided by the person's mental age, multiplied by 100 |
| | B) | A person's mental age divided by the person's chronological age, multiplied by 100 |
| | C) | A person's mental age divided by a standard value for their age, multiplied by 100 |
| | D) | A person's mental age divided by the average mental age for other people of the same chronological age, multiplied by 100 |
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Which is the truest representation of a normal distribution? |
| | A) | Distribution where most scores fall in the middle and few scores appear in the extreme range |
| | B) | Distribution of normal people's scores |
| | C) | Distribution where some scores fall in the middle but most fall toward the extremes |
| | D) | There is no "normal" distribution when dealing with the social sciences. |
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A colleague at your school supports the choice of a group intelligence test. Which of the following would be an accurate argument that he might use to support groups tests? |
| | A) | They are more reliable |
| | B) | They allow for more objectivity in administration |
| | C) | They are more convenient |
| | D) | They allow for rapport with students. |
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Which of the following individuals proposed that there are at least eight types of intelligence, and developed Project Spectrum to apply this information to classroom teaching? |
| | A) | Robert Sternberg |
| | B) | William Stern |
| | C) | Alfred Binet |
| | D) | Howard Gardner |
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Which of the following is NOT one of Robert Sternberg’s three forms of intelligence? |
| | A) | Analytic Knowledge |
| | B) | Creative Knowledge |
| | C) | Spatial Knowledge |
| | D) | Practical Knowledge |
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All of the following skills are included in Howard Gardner's types of intelligence EXCEPT which one? |
| | A) | Sensory skills |
| | B) | Movement skills |
| | C) | Naturalist skills |
| | D) | Intrapersonal skills |
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Which of Gardner's intelligences is involved in an activity calling for self-reflection and setting life goals? |
| | A) | Verbal skills |
| | B) | Interpersonal skills |
| | C) | Intrapersonal skills |
| | D) | Naturalist skills |
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Critics of Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences claim that: |
| | A) | There is no biological justification for each of the multiple areas of intelligence. |
| | B) | Some categories, like music, as far too specific. |
| | C) | There are not enough categories. For example, business intelligence is ignored. |
| | D) | Physical intelligence should be removed from the list. |
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A psychologist who wants to emphasize the importance of nature in the nature-nurture debate would cite which of the following factors as being most influential in an individual's intelligence? |
| | A) | The individual attended preschool. |
| | B) | The individual enjoys reading books. |
| | C) | The individual does well in school. |
| | D) | The individual's parents have high IQs. |
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Early tests of intelligence have been criticized for which of the following reasons? |
| | A) | They were skewed |
| | B) | They were too general in scope |
| | C) | They were unreliable |
| | D) | They were culturally biased |
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Between-Class Ability Tracking consists of: |
| | A) | Grouping students based on their school |
| | B) | Grouping students based on their IQ |
| | C) | Grouping students based on their age |
| | D) | Grouping students based on their ability |
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Which of the following best describes a criticism of tracking? |
| | A) | Slower students in each track "hold back" the progress of the class. |
| | B) | Better students in each track set the pace at which topics are covered. |
| | C) | Students in the low-track group are stigmatized. |
| | D) | A small percentage of students in each track are destined to fail. |
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Adaptive creativity is when |
| | A) | a student approaches a problem in a revolutionary manner. |
| | B) | a student approaches a problem in a conventional manner. |
| | C) | a student approaches a problem in an adaptive manner. |
| | D) | a student approaches a problem in a rational manner. |
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Which of the following is true about learning style? |
| | A) | Learning style can be taught. |
| | B) | Learning style is not an ability; rather, it is a preference for how a person uses their ability. |
| | C) | There are 12 main learning styles that have been proposed by researchers. |
| | D) | There are 7 main learning styles that have been proposed by researchers. |
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According to Sternberg, what are characteristics of an executive style of learning? |
| | A) | Judges and evaluates people and things |
| | B) | Devotes all energy and resources to one things at a time |
| | C) | Follows directions with structure |
| | D) | Works alone, focuses inward, self-sufficient |
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The P.E.T. learning style assessment is based on the work of |
| | A) | Carl Jung |
| | B) | Sigmund Freud |
| | C) | Jean Piaget |
| | D) | Robert Sternberg |
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Which of the following is NOT considered one of the "big five" personality factors? |
| | A) | Emotional stability |
| | B) | Extraversion |
| | C) | Openness |
| | D) | Creativity |
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A student who is emotionally stable would most accurately be described as which of the following? |
| | A) | Careful, organized, and disciplined |
| | B) | Sociable, fun-loving, and affectionate |
| | C) | Calm, secure, and self-satisfied |
| | D) | Imaginative, interested in variety, and independent |
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Which of the five personality factors refers to how imaginative, independent, and open to variety an individual is? |
| | A) | Creativity |
| | B) | Extraversion |
| | C) | Openness |
| | D) | Agreeableness |
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Salam generally responds to new experiences negatively, is impulsive, and is sometimes aggressive. How would Chess and Thomas characterize Salam's temperament? |
| | A) | Insecure |
| | B) | Difficult |
| | C) | Slow-to-warm-up |
| | D) | Challenging |
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